City of Baltimore - File #: 22-0274

• File #: 22-0274
• Version: 0
• Name: Water Bills - Right to Review
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: In Committee
• File created: 9/12/2022
• In control: Baltimore City Council
• Title: Water Bills - Right to Review For the purpose of requiring the Department of Public Works to provide a customer with a copy of a certain water bill upon request and submission of specified documentation.
• Sponsors: Kristerfer Burnett, John T. Bullock, Zeke Cohen, Phylicia Porter, Antonio Glover, Odette Ramos, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton
• Indexes: Rights, Water Bills

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/15/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Fire Department
9/15/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
9/15/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
9/15/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
9/15/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
9/12/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned
9/12/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Burnett


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Water Bills - Right to Review
For the purpose of requiring the Department of Public Works to provide a customer with a copy of a certain water bill upon request and submission of specified documentation.
body

By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 24 - Water
Section 2-1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 24. Water

Subtitle 2. Bills

§ 2-1. Bills.

(a) Finance to collect.

The bills for water used or work done by the Department of Public Works shall be collected by the Department of Finance.

(b) When due.

Unless abated under this subtitle, all bills therefor shall be paid within 20 days after they have been issued.

(c) Cut-off on default.

Subject to the requirements of this article, on default in payment for bills issued under this section, the Department of Public Works may cut off the supply.

(d) Copy of bill to tenant-water-utility customer.

(1) Any landlord that requires a residential tenant to pay for the costs of water or wastewater services shall:

(i) [(1)] include that requirement in a written lease, as provided in City Code Article 13, § 7-3(a-1); and

(ii) [(2)] ei...